Not long (yet), but this is a very interesting thread nonetheless. I'm learning a lot from those chiming in. Makes me wonder if enthusiasts of other mechanical wonders (tugboats? aircraft? printing presses?) were as similarly driven as railroaders or railfans to capture the sounds of their favorite machines. Could you imagine an LP entitled "Big Blocks - Greatest Hits" or "Sounds of the Chicago Tribune"? All kidding aside, I do actually believe the ability to capture this aural ephemera to be just as worthy as efforts to preserve physical artifacts documenting the breathtaking pace of technological (and cultural) development since the advent of the industrial revolution. I wish we could have access to those sounds lost forever nearly as soon as they were made prior to Edison's brilliant achievements. Have to wait for time travel for that one, I suppose.
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